Tiphanie Yanique answers 18 questions in under 3 minutes: lying to her family, alcohol, her new novel, and so much more.

Monster in the Middle, the latest novel by Tiphanie Yanique, is out on October 19, 2021 and can be preordered here.

Tiphanie Yanique from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a Caribbean American fiction writer, poet and essayist who lives in New York. In 2010 the National Book Foundation named her a “5 Under 35” honoree. She also teaches creative writing, currently based at Emory University.